Used in a Sentence

contradistinction

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for contradistinction.

Editorial note

This is in contradistinction to most objects which are either Pure Being (present-at-hand) or Process Being (ready-to-hand).

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Quick take

Distinction by contrast; the provision of one example against which another example may be defined.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of contradistinction gathered in one view.

noun

Distinction by contrast; the provision of one example against which another example may be defined.

noun

The quality of being contradistinctive.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for contradistinction.

noun

Distinction by contrast; the provision of one example against which another example may be defined.

noun

The quality of being contradistinctive.

Example sentences

1

This is in contradistinction to most objects which are either Pure Being (present-at-hand) or Process Being (ready-to-hand).

2

But no such differences are captured by calling one appeal to authority 'an appeal to authority' in contradistinction to another.

3

This is in contradistinction to vendors who won't think about this market niche in positives, but are being dragged into it.

4

I agree with them, and I too wish to draw a contradistinction between my view and the abuse.

5

It's also a fact that is in direct contradistinction to the OP's claim.

6

I'll assume you're familiar with 'cousin' (in the strict English/western sense), aka (rarely, only really in contradistinction) 'first cousin'.

7

Artificial neural networks do not teach us about biological neural networks, or 'Neuronal Networks', a term reluctantly used by a close neuroscientist for contradistinction.

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Actually, in contradistinction to buzz-wordiness, most of the terms he used such as tensegrity have quite precise definitions- conceptually, as well in mechanical terms.

9

In contradistinction Japan has been in decades long agony about rearmament.

10

It is to set context: the blog author is aware of this abuse problem and wants to draw a contradistinction between their view and the abuse.

11

That's a false contradistinction: Redis is also disk persisted.

12

The constitution envisioned the US as a federal state (the first one ever), in explicit contradistinction to the confederation that preceded it, as well as other then-existing confederations.

Quote examples

1

Otherwise, your use of "republic" makes little sense in the context of this thread as the principal and general meaning of the term is a contradistinction to monarchy and similar systems--e.g.

2

The real contradistinction is that organisations try to reduce costs of the "workforce".

3

He used the idea of "phenomenalism" in contradistinction to "phenomenology" -- the former being a kind of reductionist approach to seeing essences as merely the "contents of consciousness", and the latter -- which is to say the general Husserlian approach -- sees essences, or "eidetic objects" as phenomena that intend towards the external world, at least external to subjectivity.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use contradistinction in a sentence?

This is in contradistinction to most objects which are either Pure Being (present-at-hand) or Process Being (ready-to-hand).

What does contradistinction mean?

Distinction by contrast; the provision of one example against which another example may be defined.

What part of speech is contradistinction?

contradistinction is commonly used as noun.